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The Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching Portfolio

A framework for development and evaluation

A framework for development and evaluation

Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa

The Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching PortfolioThe Teaching Portfolio

What is your main purpose in creating this portfolio? What basic argument about your teaching will

you make, and why? Who are the primary readers?

What do you know about their beliefs about good teaching?

Are their beliefs consistent with your own? What types of evidence of teaching effectiveness

will be most convincing to these readers? What evidence will they expect to find?

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Documenting your Success and Documenting your Success and DevelopmentDevelopment

Documenting your Success and Documenting your Success and DevelopmentDevelopment

How are your beliefs about teaching and learning reflected in your actions as a teacher?

What evidence will show readers that your teaching reflects these beliefs?

What evidence can be provided by your students? your colleagues? you? others?

Which of the data listed above is regularly collected? How can you begin to collect the rest of the data you

need?

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For instance. . . .For instance. . . .(example from Yours Truly)

For instance. . . .For instance. . . .(example from Yours Truly)

Statement of Pedagogical Philosophy, Strategy and implementation

Summary of Teaching Responsibilities (my example)Semester Hours Per Year

o Effective Teaching Loado New Course Development

Assessing Teaching Performanceo Student Evaluationso Average Evaluation Scoreso Individual Evaluation Scores:

• Questions 1-10 (Departmental Supplemental Questions)• Questions 11-17 (CET Survey Questions)

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For instance. . . .For instance. . . .For instance. . . .For instance. . . . Peer Evaluation of Teaching and Teaching

MaterialsClassroom Observation

o Department Chairo Gender expert

Evaluation of Course Materialso Educational Psychologisto Program director

Teaching Research in Economics Grants and Awards for Teaching Innovation Description of Efforts to Improve Teaching Self-Evaluation Goals for the next five years

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Minimum ContentsMinimum ContentsMinimum ContentsMinimum Contents

a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of teaching responsibilities a summary of student evaluations of teaching

placed in the context of departmental norms representative course materials from at least one

instructional setting.

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It’s never too early!It’s never too early!It’s never too early!It’s never too early!

Shows prospective employer you care about teaching.

Grad students typically have limited teaching opportunities. Be proactive about getting feedback and evidence of

your teaching A partial checklist:

o Get student evaluations—even for labs or recitation sections.

o Invite the professor teaching the course to visit one of your classes and provide comments, preferably written.

– help structure the occasion by providing some questions to guide observation.

– it will likely not happen unless you ask first.

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It’s never too early!It’s never too early!It’s never too early!It’s never too early!

Go to seminars on teaching. Keep a record for section on "Professional Development."

Engage in professional dialogue about teaching. Ask questions of teachers you admire about their

teaching. Thinking about your teaching philosophy,

sometimes requested as a part of academic job applications.

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Group Activity in ClassGroup Activity in ClassGroup Activity in ClassGroup Activity in Class Group activity in class:

Help each other develop a list of o Topics and items for your Teaching Portfolioo Documentation you can use (or get)

For the next week, I suggest Review resources on our website Draft your own 1-page teaching philosophy and post it

to Group Discussion Folder called Teaching Philosophy in WebCT

Name your file: TPName.doc Check resources on syllabus